Of course, you could, no doubt, call my going to film school the biggest mistake I ever made.

Do people really want liberty, equality, fraternity? Is it not some manner of speaking?

We all steal, but if we're smart we steal from great directors. Then, we can call it influence.

In ten phrases, the ten commandments express the essential of life. And these three words--liberty, equality, and fraternity--do just as much. Millions of people have died for those ideals.

I believe the life of every person is worthy of scrutiny, containing its own secrets and dramas.

I wanted to describe the world at the same time, through image, express what I felt. It was the time of the great documentary filmmakers: Richard Leacock, Joris Ivens. Today, television has put an end to this type of filmmaking.

For me optimism is two lovers walking into the sunset arm in arm. Or maybe into the sunrise - whatever appeals to you.